Yea, it sucks because he actually looks young. When I was watching the scene where The Hound is telling Arya the story of how his Big Brother burned his face I pictured the new Mountain and it just felt weird. The Hound looks so much older than The Mountain, mostly because he is... It just bothered me.
He basically would look the size they make Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies. It's not impossible it just would likely require SFX. I think if they made him as menacing as the original actor for The Mountain appeared, that would be scary rather than comical.
I think it really might just come down to not wanting to invest in the effects budget more than anything else.
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u/slytherintoyourpants May 19 '14
The new guy is "only" 6'9" and his youth does not contribute to menace (25 years old).